miek

That automation you cite in your #1 is advocated for because it is deterministic and, with effort, fairly well understood (I have countless scripts solidly running for years).

I don't disavow AI, but like the author, I am not thrilled that the masses of excel users suddenly have access to Copilot (gpt4). I've used Copilot enough now to know that there will be huge, costly mistakes.

hahaha this is so good

same, so good, so much wasted time also

Example:

https://x.com/LLMSherpa/status/1949959430465888446

I experienced a similar situation and decided from then on to get a second adult involved before assisting a stranger's kid.

In my situation, a girl was stuck at the top of the highest climbing fixture I've ever seen at a public playground. She was crying for a couple minutes without aid, so I walked over to tell her that I'd try to find her parent. The mother sprinted over and yelled to leave her daughter alone, then left the playground w/ her daughter.

I loved your writeup. Thank you for taking the time to share what you've learned.

It's odd to see such nonsensical detractors here on HN.

I can't help but wonder if I'm being trolled. This app does not hook kids with garbage, visuals, sound effects, or basic button mashing. The author is also against ads, social sharing (due to child safety), and children being able to spend money in the app.

You say "that second use case is vastly more common", however the author is very clearly aimed at the first use case. Yet you are arguing that they fall into the second.

How is this the top comment? The author's aim is making their app a joy to use because it is for their own children. You interpreted their comment about making things feel like real objects as them trying to hook users like big tobacco? Utter nonsense.

I printed details on labels using a Brother label printer and then attached them to one end of each cable.

For more detail on the returns economy, this is an excellent piece by The New Yorker from 2023:

https://archive.ph/YHCoU

(original) https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/21/the-hidden-cos...

I have multuple friends who are college engineering professors, and they've been dumbfounded by the lack of basic file system knowledge. I had a hard time believing it, but ive seen it first hand in highschool age relatives.

and all of this reminds me of the ancient maddox.xmission.com , which.. wow he was still updating in the 2020s

I wonder if there'd be an appetite for this in an area w/ population of say 100k people. You'd still have most conveniences, but far less traffic, less distraction, etc.

There is research supporting the benefits of remote work (less distraction, increased productivity, etc.), and there is research appearing to confirm the negatives. One excerpt from a study at MS[0] "Our results show that firm-wide remote work caused the collaboration network of workers to become more static and siloed, with fewer bridges between disparate parts."

Gallup [1] found that far fewer workers felt respected while remote during the pandemic. I thought it was wild to see the huge uptick (31%) year-over-year in SEC whistle-blowers. [2]

Research of this type is challenging, especially because it's difficult to source the volume and quality of data needed from businesses. I'm sure we could find weaknesses in any study for or against.

Hybrid might be the best of both worlds per HBR, see [3]

Honestly I'd love to see a solid refutation of the benefits of in-person work, so that I could use it for leverage the next time my remote job is at risk of being converted back to in-person.

[0] https://www.nature.com/articles/s41562-021-01196-4 [1] https://www.gallup.com/workplace/657629/post-pandemic-workpl... [2] https://www.proskauer.com/blog/bloomberg-sec-receives-record... [3] https://www.hbs.edu/ris/Publication%20Files/22-063_639195cc-...

I'm at a Fortune 500 that cut back nearly all of its remote work. I prefer remote work, and I thrive at it. However, it can't be denied that there are some drawbacks. A few: A) Training new hires, B) bonding (while those in-office chats often detract from raw work-time, they also contribute to relationships. Positive relationships are a worthwhile lubricant when make requests of others), C) increased friction for chatting, which is often a net positive, but does have the potential to block progress that is born from impromptu chats.

Yes, you can try to work around these and other challenges, but working around long-evolved brain firmware that, for many cases of interaction, favors in-person communication, is tough. Of course many people prefer to stay at home, as do I, but there is a huge increase in the level of connection I feel when I go back to the HQ and hang out with everyone (a handful of times each year).

Wow, I just want to call attention to this for anyone scrolling through. If you loved the game, watch this video!!

Side hustles can be very fruitful! While not tech related, I side hustled with a friend into starting a specialty wet wipe manufacturing business that we ran for 4 years and sold. The side hustle phase was done on PTO and weekends. We worked with the machine maker to get samples that we took to restaurant/hospitality expos to gauge demand. We made a deal with the machine supplier to send finished goods until the machines arrived. Four years later we sold it and I went back to corporate life. It was worth 100x an MBA.

Article for reference [0]. It's amazing how far people's baggage will follow them (though the impact here is probably minimal). Wild that a former Fairlight member became San Diego Republican Party Chairman.

[0]: https://web.archive.org/web/20240406015231/https://www.latim...

Amazing. Their leader was busted a long time ago so I thought they were toast. Razor, Class, Fairlight, and some others hold a special place in my heart. (I know nothing of their politics)

Since you mentioned "early Prince of Persia" being 2007, I thought I might blow your mind by pointing to the 1989 game :)

Synology provided more info to the owner of YouTube channel NASCompares, who then posted it on Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/synology/comments/1k53gk0/official_...

It starts with "Synology's storage systems have been transitioning to a more appliance-like business model." As a long-time user, all of this collectively moves Synology from "highly recommended" to "avoid."

Just adding to the sample size: I wear Xero shoes nearly exclusively. I bought a pair years ago, wore them occasionally and increased frequency over time. There's no question that my feet are stronger, and I can only imagine that being a good thing.

I attended the best school district in my state, and the history education was absolutely miserable. Didn't cover either World War, but covered and re-covered early American history in a very boring, unrevealing way.

The battle over the term "tranny" in the 2010s was very eye opening. Some celebrities were being skewered for using the term, though they and a huge % of LGBT folks saw it in a positive light.

https://www.unsw.edu.au/newsroom/news/2014/05/rupaul_s-_tran...

Here's a link to the hard r clip https://youtu.be/MFDiuBomSuY

I don't track it, but that's good stuff

I switched to watching on the android app and it's been flawless. Sad, but workable

Can't help but drop these--

For easy listening jungle/Drum N Bass, excellent for work, search for "atmospheric drum n bass" or "liquid drum n bass". Artists: Photek, LTJ Bukem, DB (some), etc. Best atmospheric mix w vocals ever: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GAXnFZ3anlE

For a tour of jungle over time: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UgK8h9xRFls

For a famous jungle dj/vocalist pairing: AK1200 moonshine over america https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eqRNrhQvYEc

Also, you may recognize Goldie, a pioneer of the genre, who turned actor, turned model, and more recently launched a record label

While not a perfect match, Ragga Jungle is a subgenre that hits the afro carrib mark https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5yiLR4IAByc

The most demoscene inspired game ever? Is there another? It's beautiful.